La Jolla Concours d'Elegance 2025

Combine great spring weather with the iconic scenery of La Jolla, California, and classic cars, add you end up with the 19th Annual La Jolla Concours d’Elegance. This year, the event drew 15,000 guests for the three-day celebration. One hundred twenty-two cars graced the grounds of Scripps Park.

La Jolla Concours d’Elegance Theme

This year’s theme—Mascots in Motion—was a nod to the hood ornaments that were often at the forefront of the car’s styling cues. The series of car events took place April 25-27, 2025.

The Best of Show award went to a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing that the owner has owned since 1977. It had undergone a four-year restoration by a San Diego shop.

3 Days of Events

The event kicked off on Friday evening with an opening on the lawn. Saturday offered a cruise for 75 of these vintage pieces of art. Later, a collection of nearly 90 Porsches and hypercars was on display. The concours started early on Sunday morning, allowing the judges ample time to critique the classics. At the same time, the curious could walk by a showing of additional cars at the adjacent La Jolla Motor Car Classic. The concours split the cars into eleven classes, with extra “best of” awards.

Here is our coverage of the 2024 show

The 20th Annual La Jolla Concours d’Elegance will return April 24-26, 2026. Make your plans now, you won’t be disappointed. In the mean time check out some of our favorite cars at the show